The Shadows We Know by Heart is the story of a teenage girl, Leah, whose life has never been the same since the death of her brother ten years earlier. Her mother self medicates with alcohol, and her father is bitter with anger. And Leah has a secret she can’t tell, which is Sasquatches (Big Foot) are real, and she there are three of them living in the woods behind her.
Things take a dramatic turn when Leah discovers that a teenage boy lives among the Sasquatches. The boy seems to have no memory of his past and can barely speak, but Leah is mesmerized by him. As the plot unfolds, Leah’s life entwines with his, and she now has an escape from her miserable reality.
This mystery provides a modern day retelling of the Tarzan story, plot twists and turns, realistic family dynamics, and romance. What a great book!
